The winner of four 2024 Tony Awards®, including Best Musical, is THE OUTSIDERS. This classic coming-of-age story takes you to Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1967, where Ponyboy Curtis, his best friend Johnny Cade, and their family of Greaser “outsiders” dream about who they want to become in a world that will never accept them. THE OUTSIDERS features Danya Taymor’s Tony Award winning direction that’s “refreshing, gritty, and endlessly effective.” (The New York Times). With “high-octane choreography” (New York Magazine), THE OUTSIDERS has been described as “more pulse-pounding than anything else on Broadway!” (Time Out New York).

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The Outsiders

Denver Center for the Performing Arts

On a stormy night in Bellarica, Mexico, two baby girls are born – one into outlandish wealth, and one into a life of poverty. When the newborns are swapped by a ruthless ex-beauty queen, the stage is set for two outrageous misfortunes to grow into an extraordinary destiny. Brimming with energy and live music, Karen Zacarías’ hilarious hit, Destiny of Desire, takes you on an emotional rollercoaster sprinkled with the melodrama and wild antics that make the telenovela the most popular form of storytelling in the world.

A Telenovela Play with Music

Following its critically acclaimed West End and Off-Broadway debuts, the smash hit show comes to Denver! Two actors and a Foley artist perform a live, shot-for-shot parody of the greatest dinosaur film of all time. A wildly inventive tour-de-force of comedy, physical theatre and live Foley.

Hold On To Your Butts

Kick off the season with our Artist in Residence Showcase, featuring our newest apprentices in a lively performance of opera, musical theater, and more.

Artist in Residence Showcase

Denver Performing Arts Complex

Podcast link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZ_ZQW5C2pw&amp;t=2s

The Artelize Podcast Presenting Will Shutes: 'Bring it down out of the clouds to human being level'

Podcast link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFe6mW6x9pc

The Artelize Podcast: 'Amplifying What Makes Us Human'. A conversation with Zuly E. Inirio

Podcast link: https://youtu.be/4hagYvrYbuM

The Artelize Podcast and Kasper Holten - Pedefining Opera for the modern world

Podcast link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d36M5Hi6O80

The Artelize Podcast - A legacy of innovation in Opera: Celebrating Marc A. Scorca

Exiled from their home, the sorcerer Prospero and his daughter Miranda have survived for years on a remote island. When a ship carrying Prospero’s enemies sails into his conjured storm, he finally has a chance to take revenge—and maybe, to weave a brighter future for his daughter. Ensnaring everyone in his labyrinth of sorcery and misdirection, Prospero summons all his power to set his world right.

The Tempest

Artist in Residence Showcase (Colorado Springs)

ENT Center for the Arts

A playful, family-friendly tea inspired by the world of Macbeth, Witches’ Tea offers a lighthearted Halloween experience for children and caregivers alike.

Witches’ Tea (A Macbeth-themed tea event)

In 1969, The Who created a rock opera that changed the course of music history. And now, it’s back in a dazzling all-new production that feels more relevant than ever.

The Who’s TOMMY

Be Our Guest at Beauty and the Beast, Disney’s first North American touring production of the beloved musical in over 25 years. This enchanting and timeless tale, filled with the romance and grandeur audiences know and love, has been brought to life like never before, with spectacular new sets and dazzling costumes. The show boasts the Oscar®-winning and Tony Award®-nominated score, including the classic songs “Be Our Guest” and “Beauty and the Beast.” Reuniting to create this new production are members of the original Tony Award®-winning artistic team, including composer Alan Menken, lyricist Tim Rice, book writer Linda Woolverton, with direction and choreography by Matt West, scenic design by Stanley A. Meyer, costume design by Ann Hould-Ward and lighting design by Natasha Katz. Beauty and the Beast is the beloved musical that will fill your heart with joy and Disney magic.

Disney’s Beauty and the Beast

Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! The Musical! is a hilariously interactive stage adventure straight out of Mo Willems’ beloved, award‑winning book. When a determined, delightfully mischievous Pigeon sets their heart on driving a city bus, chaos and comedy ensue! Bursting with playful songs, vibrant characters, puppets, and laugh‑out‑loud surprises, this high‑energy musical invites children and grown‑ups alike to sing, shout, and laugh along. Don’t let the pigeon drive the bus . . . but let them star in a musical!

Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! The Musical!

A festive favorite, Spirits + Songs blends live opera performances with a behind-the-scenes tour of the Ellie Caulkins Opera House.

Spirits + Songs

At Student Dress Rehearsals, we invite hundreds of young people into the Ellie Caulkins Opera House to experience opera in an exciting, working rehearsal environment.

Student Dress Rehearsals

Who shapes the truth—and what happens when the stories we tell take on a life of their own? Verdi’s Macbeth explores a world where whispers become prophecy, rumor becomes reality, and power is fueled not just by ambition, but by the voices that surround it. In a sweeping production set in 11th-century Scotland, this Macbeth invites us to consider our own role in the rise and fall of leaders: how we spread stories, twist them, believe them, and help create the very forces that undo us. Verdi’s electrifying score heightens every turn, capturing both the human vulnerability and terrifying momentum of a world driven by fear, desire, and the stories we choose to amplify.

Macbeth

There’s lightning in a bottle but a storm behind the scenes at the studio where Gene Kelly begins work on Singin’ in the Rain. He’s determined to keep both his longtime collaborator Stanley Donen and trusted assistant Jeanne Coyne on set… despite the fact that they’ve just divorced, and the torch Coyne carries for Kelly is the reason why. To top it off, their producer is wrestling with the studio for resources, and newly hired co-star Debbie Reynolds can’t even dance. One of the greatest movie musicals of all time is born in this intimate backstage play featuring the classic music, songs, and dance of golden-era MGM.

What a Glorious Feeling!

Explore the world backstage at interactive career-focused stations created to provide hands-on learning opportunities led by our very own staff who work on each mainstage production. It’s a field trip unlike any other and a wonderful way to introduce your students to career options in the arts. Backstage Pass takes place at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House at the Denver Performing Arts Complex.

Backstage Pass

The Carpenters Songbook: A Live Celebration brings the icon’s extraordinary voice and the brother-sister duo’s unforgettable music back to the stage in a beautifully crafted all-new production from the creative team behind The Simon & Garfunkel Story.

The Carpenters Songbook: A Live Celebration

When Dad feels like a little bit of time out, Bluey and Bingo have other plans! Join them as they pull out all of the games and cleverness at their disposal to get Dad off that bean bag.

Bluey’s Big Play

Essential to the holiday season in Denver,  A Christmas Carol  is a joyous and opulent musical adaptation for the whole family that traces money-hoarding curmudgeon Ebenezer Scrooge’s triumphant overnight journey to redemption.

A Christmas Carol

Meet Jenna, a waitress and expert pie-maker who dreams of a way out of her small town and rocky marriage. Pouring her heart into her pies, she crafts desserts that mirror her topsy-turvy life such as “The Key (Lime) to Happiness Pie” and “Betrayed By My Eggs Pie.” When a baking contest in a nearby county — and a satisfying encounter with someone new — show Jenna a chance at a fresh start, she must find the courage to seize it. Change is on the menu, as long as Jenna can write her own perfectly personal recipe for happiness.

Waitress

They were just four guys from Jersey, until they sang their very first note. They had a sound nobody had ever heard… and the radio just couldn’t get enough of. But while their harmonies were perfect on stage, off stage it was a very different story — a story that has made them an international sensation all over again. The show features all their hits including “Sherry,” “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” “Oh What a Night,” “Walk Like a Man,” “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You,” “Beggin’” and “Working My Way Back to You.”

Events in Denver, CO

The Outsiders

Denver Center for the Performing Arts

A Telenovela Play with Mu...

Denver Center for the Performing Arts

Hold On To Your Butts

Denver Center for the Performing Arts

Artist in Residence Showc...

Opera Colorado

The Artelize Podcast Pres...

Artelize

The Artelize Podcast: 'Am...

Artelize

The Artelize Podcast and ...

Artelize

The Artelize Podcast - A ...

Artelize

The Tempest

Denver Center for the Performing Arts

Artist in Residence Showc...

Opera Colorado

Witches’ Tea (A Macbeth-t...

Opera Colorado

The Who’s TOMMY

Denver Center for the Performing Arts

Disney’s Beauty and the B...

Denver Center for the Performing Arts

Don’t Let the Pigeon Driv...

Denver Center for the Performing Arts

Spirits + Songs

Opera Colorado

Student Dress Rehearsals

Opera Colorado

Macbeth

Opera Colorado

What a Glorious Feeling!

Denver Center for the Performing Arts

Backstage Pass

Opera Colorado

The Carpenters Songbook: ...

Denver Center for the Performing Arts

Bluey’s Big Play

Denver Center for the Performing Arts

A Christmas Carol

Denver Center for the Performing Arts

Waitress

Denver Center for the Performing Arts

Jersey Boys

Denver Center for the Performing Arts